Krofdorf-Gleiberg

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Krofdorf-Gleiberg
Wettenberg municipality
Coordinates: 50 ° 37 ′ 22 ″  N , 8 ° 38 ′ 3 ″  E
Height : 211 m above sea level NHN
Area : 25.17 km²
Residents : 5249  (June 30, 2016)
Population density : 209 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : January 1, 1977
Incorporated into: Lahn
Postal code : 35435
Area code : 0641
View of Giessen, from SO (approx. 2004)
View of Giessen, from SO (approx. 2004)

Krofdorf-Gleiberg has approx. 5000 inhabitants and is a district of the community Wettenberg in the central Hessian district of Gießen .

geography

The location extends over the north and east slopes of the Gleiberg to the north to almost the southern edge of the Krofdorfer Forest . In the east the Gleibach (Kattenbach), in the west the Fohnbach (Kropbach) flows past the place. The settlement area is approx. 130 ha.

In terms of nature, the place is located at the transition area between Gladenbacher Bergland and Giessen Basin . The altitude ranges from 155 m to 350 m above sea level. NN. The annual mean temperature is 7.5–8.5 ° C, the mean annual precipitation about 650 mm.

history

Krofdorf was first mentioned in the Lorsch Codex when it was donated to the Lorsch Monastery . The first reliable dating can be made for the year 774. A total of twelve mentions of the place are listed there. The counts of Gleiberg that time, the sub-county Ruchesloh owned, built on the 308 m high basalt rock Gleiberg the Gleiberg that exists today as an imposing ruin. The castle Vetzberg whose ruins just 2 km away stands on a basalt rock, was a Vogtsburg ( "Voigt Castle" = "Vetzberg") of the anti-Berger count.

Krofdorf-Gleiberg used to consist of two different villages. Today's border is Kinzenbacherstrasse.

On January 1, 1977, the previously independent community became part of the Wettenberg district of the newly founded city of Lahn as part of the Hessian regional reform . When it was dissolved on August 1, 1979 Wettenberg became an independent municipality in the district of Gießen.

Historical forms of names

In documents that have survived, Krofdorf was mentioned under the following place names (the year it was mentioned in brackets):

  • Group morph, in villa (771?) [2. Half of the XII century, Codex Laureshamensis III, p. 183 No. 3153 = 3687a]
  • Cruftorpher marca, in (771?) [2. Half of the XII century, Codex Laureshamensis III, p. 183 No. 3153 = 3687a]
  • Crupftorpf, in villa (777) [2. Half of the XII century, Codex Laureshamensis III, p. 188 No. 3152, 3693c]
  • Cruftorph, de (777) [2. Half of the XII century, Codex Laureshamensis III, p. 188 No. 3152, 3693c]
  • Crypt morph, in villa (788) [2. Half of the XII century, Codex Laureshamensis III, p. 199 No. 3708c = 3154]
  • Cruftorpher marca, in (788) [2. Half of the XII century, Codex Laureshamensis III, p. 199 No. 3708c = 3154]
  • Cruftorph, in villa (789) [2. Half of the XII century, Codex Laureshamensis III, p. 200 No. 3709b]
  • Cruftorpher marca, in (789) [2. Half of the XII century, Codex Laureshamensis III, p. 200 No. 3709b]
  • Cruftorf, in villa (790) [2. Half of the XII century, Codex Laureshamensis III, p. 200 No. 3155]
  • Cruftorph, in (817) [2. Half of the XII century, Codex Laureshamensis III, pp. 216–217 No. 3730a = 3144]
  • Cruftorf, in (780/802) [Kopiar around 1160, Codex Eberhardi 1, p. 267, 154va [29] = Dronke, Traditiones Capitulum 6, p. 29 = Document book of the Fulda monastery 1, no. 425]

Territorial history and administration

The following list gives an overview of the territories in which Krofdorf-Gleiberg was located and the administrative units to which it was subordinate:

Population development

Occupied population figures up to 1970 are:

  • 1834: 1172 inhabitants (with Gleiberg)
  • 1961: 2620 Protestant (= 68.84%), 755 Catholic (= 19.84%) inhabitants
Krofdorf-Gleiberg: Population from 1834 to 2015
year     Residents
1834
  
 1,172
1840
  
 1,268
1846
  
 1,386
1852
  
 1,488
1858
  
 1,555
1864
  
 1,649
1871
  
 1,698
1875
  
 1,747
1885
  
 1,800
1895
  
 1,899
1905
  
 2,089
1910
  
 2.168
1925
  
 2,299
1939
  
 2,534
1946
  
 3,354
1950
  
 3,491
1956
  
 3,629
1961
  
 3,806
1967
  
 4,204
1970
  
 4,300
1987
  
 4,574
2013
  
 5.110
2015
  
 5,171
Data source: Historical municipality register for Hesse: The population of the municipalities from 1834 to 1967. Wiesbaden: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, 1968.
Other sources:

Culture and sights

"Golden Oldies", 2009
Catholic Trinity Church in Krofdorf-Gleiberg

Natural space

In addition to a richly structured agricultural use around the locality, the district is characterized by a high proportion of forests (Krofdorfer Forest and Launsbacher Forest). The Holzwäldchen nature reserve is a real gem , created by removing soil for the construction of the A480 motorway embankment. The 9-hectare reserve is located south of the village and is important for various bird, amphibian and insect species. From a species protection point of view, the high number of house martins is outstanding (2006: over 400 breeding pairs, 2007: 350 breeding pairs), thanks to intensive conservation efforts and the construction of the swallow house .

Buildings

  • The Gleiberg attracts many visitors. From here you have a view of the Westerwald in the west, the Hessian hinterland in the north, the Vogelsberg in the east and the Wetterau in the south. Various events are held at Gleiberg Castle, the gastronomy is known nationwide.
  • The Margarethenkirche Krofdorf received its present form in 1513. The Gothic wooden pillar construction is unique in Hessen.
  • The Katharinenkirche Gleiberg , built around 1350, received its characteristic L-shape during the Thirty Years War.

Regular events

  • Every year the festival " Golden Oldies " takes place in Krofdorf-Gleiberg on the last weekend of July, which attracts over 70,000 visitors from all over Germany: 50 bands play on 10 stages, mainly with music from the 50s and 60s. Over a thousand automobiles from past decades can be admired. There is also a petticoat competition and a large 50s market with original goods from the period.

Economy and Infrastructure

  • Krofdorf-Gleiberg has a diverse and modern infrastructure: In Krofdorf there is a shopping street with shops that cover daily needs.
  • The direct connection to the Gießener Ring makes Krofdorf-Gleiberg an attractive residential and commercial area.
  • The municipality of Wettenberg is located in Krofdorf-Gleiberg.

Companies

Krofdorf-Gleiberg has two commercial areas connected to the southern and northern edges of the local area. Resident companies include:

  • Schunk Sonosystems GmbH
  • Schunk Bahn- und Industrietechnik GmbH
  • CONTI Sanitärarmaturen GmbH
  • Kopas packaging machines GmbH
  • Elan Schaltelemente GmbH & Co. KG
  • PVA Tepla AG
  • ibo Consulting and Training GmbH
  • ibo Software GmbH

Personalities

literature

  • Dehio : Hessen . Munich 1982, p. 341f
  • Wettenberg municipality (ed.): Historical illustrated book Wettenberg . 1991
  • Gleibergverein (Hrsg.): The Gleiberg in nature and history . 1929
  • Jürgen Leib: Krofdorf-Gleiberg between tradition and progress . Home book for the 1200th anniversary of the community of Krofdorf-Gleiberg. Giessen 1974
  • Jürgen Leib: Burg and “Thal” Gleiberg . Images from a thousand-year history. Krofdorf-Gleiberg 1978
  • German Association for Bird Protection - Wettenberg Working Group: Habitats worth protecting in Wettenberg . 1989.
  • Literature on Krofdorf-Gleiberg in the Hessian Bibliography

Web links

Commons : Krofdorf-Gleiberg (Wettenberg)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Gleiberg in Merian's Topographia Hassiae  - Sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Numbers and data" on the website of the municipality of Wettenberg
  2. ↑ a b Budget 20118. (PDF; 12.5 MB) In: Interauftritt. Wettenberg municipality, p. 1 (preliminary report) , accessed in June 2018 .
  3. ↑ Minst, Karl Josef [trans.]: Lorscher Codex (Volume 5), Certificate 3153, December 15, 774 - Reg. 719. In: Heidelberger historical stocks - digital. Heidelberg University Library, p. 102 , accessed on May 14, 2019 .
  4. ↑ List of places for the Lorsch Codex, Krofdorf , Archivum Laureshamense - digital, Heidelberg University Library.
  5. ↑ Law on the reorganization of the Biedenkopf and Marburg districts and the city of Marburg (Lahn) (GVBl. II 330-27) of March 12, 1974 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1974 No. 9 , p. 154 , § 1 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 3.0 MB ]).
  6. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 346 .
  7. ↑ a b c d Krofdorf-Gleiberg, district of Gießen. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of April 9, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  8. ^ Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. State of Hesse. (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).